The 2023 Australian Open noticed a bunch of thrilling storylines play out, from Novak Djokovic capturing a record-equalling twenty second Grand Slam title to #NextGenATP American Ben Shelton reaching the quarter-finals on event debut in Melbourne.
Now the mud has settled, ATPTour.com seems on the movers of the week within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings following the primary Grand Slam of the season.
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No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +4 (Joint Career High)
The Serbian has returned to No. 1 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the primary time since final June after he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a record-extending tenth Australian Open crown. The 35-year-old’s rise from World No. 5 to World No. 1 is the largest soar to the highest of the lads’s tennis mountain within the historical past of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings (since 1973).
If Djokovic stays World No. 1 via the week of 20 February, he’ll tie Stefanie Graf’s file for many weeks as World No. 1 in historical past (women and men) at 377. If the Serbian maintains high spot via the week of 27 February, he’ll break Graf’s mark. Read Australian Open Final Report & Watch Highlights.
No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas, +1 (Joint Career High)
The 24-year-old has risen one spot to No. 3 after advancing to his second Grand Slam remaining on the Australian Open. The Greek overcame seeds Jannik Sinner and Karen Khachanov en path to the championship match. However, he was unable to maneuver previous Djokovic, with the Serbian bettering to 11-2 of their ATP Head2Head sequence.
No. 13 Karen Khachanov, +7
The 26-year-old produced a few of his finest tennis in Melbourne to succeed in his second main semi-final, having superior to that stage on the US Open in September. Khachanov dispatched seeds Frances Tiafoe, Yoshihito Nishioka and Sebastian Korda earlier than being stopped by Tsitsipas. The four-time tour-level titlist reached a career-high No. 8 in 2019.
No. 19 Tommy Paul, +16 (Career High)
The Americans delivered on the Australian Open, with Tommy Paul, Korda and Shelton all reaching the quarter-finals. It marked the primary time since 2000 that three American males had superior to the final eight in Melbourne — and the primary time at any Slam for the reason that 2005 US Open.
Tommy Paul went the furthest, reaching his first main semi-final. The 25-year-old defeated countrymen Jenson Brooksby and Shelton together with seeds Roberto Bautista Agut and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina en path to the final 4.
No. 39 Jiri Lehecka, +32 (Career High)
The 21-year-old Czech has leaped 32 spots after hovering to the quarter-finals. The 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals runner-up, who arrived in Melbourne holding a 0-4 file at majors, upset seeds Borna Coric, Cameron Norrie and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
No. 44 Ben Shelton, +45 (Career High)
One 12 months in the past, the 20-year-old was outdoors the Top 500 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings and had by no means been outdoors of the United States. Now the American is as much as a career-high No. 44 after reaching the quarter-finals in Melbourne. With his lefty serve and fierce forehand, Shelton earned two five-set wins, marking his first journey overseas in model.
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Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 5 Andrey Rublev, +1 (Joint Career High)
No. 8 Taylor Fritz, +1 (Joint Career High)
No. 9 Holger Rune, +1 (Career High)
No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz, +1
No. 15 Frances Tiafoe, +2 (Career High)
No. 26 Sebastian Korda, +5 (Career High)
No. 41 David Goffin, + 9
No. 48 J.J. Wolf, + 19 (Career High)
No. 83 Michael Mmoh, +24 (Career High)
No. 86 Ugo Humbert, +20
No. 90 Alexei Popyrin, +23
No. 93 Denis Kudla, +15
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